From: Krasna, Bessarabia
18 September 1929

Dear Editor:

We were very happy about the rain last night, but it has not totally soaked the ground. God will be on our side so we can sow.

Gottlieb Haag had an accident on September 14, when he was tearing down his old barn. After the walls were down, he tried to knock off part of the still standing roof with an axe. The roof came down falling on his legs. He lost his left foot at the ankle, and it is possible that he will loose the entire leg. He has plenty of expenses with it. Please pass this message on to his brother Cirilius Haag in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Death List:
10 September: Albertus Marthe leaves behind his wife and three children.
12 September: Sophia Wagner, wife of Magnus Simon Wagner, daughter of Adolf Furch. She left behind her husband and four children.
16 September: Sunna, wife of Balthasar Wagner and daughter of the late Klemens Bunikowski [Boniakowski]. She left behind her husband and one child.
May they rest in peace.

We had a community meeting this week about restructuring the Wolost (Commune), as no less than 10,000 souls are required to make up a Communa. As the official (pretor) from Tarutino explained, Krasna, Paris and Katzbach were supposed to be annexed according to a decree issued by the district commissariat. The law has the advantage to be effective throughout the nations, which means cutting costs and, therefore should be beneficial.

• 28. On the other side live Heinrich Schulkowsky and his son Simon with wife Dorothea, daughter of the late Jakob Bachmeier.
• 29. Next follow Klemens Bachmeier and his wife Helena, daughter of Christian Dressler and Theodosius and Elisabetha Bachmeier, daughter of Peter Speicher. Theodosius used to live in the old house, which was taken down. It was moved to his side of the farm and reroofed with brick.
• 30. Simon Kopp Sr. and wife Elisabetha, son Johannes and wife Eufenia, daughter of the late Michael Nagel.
• 31. Anton Speicher and wife, daughter of the late Johannes Furch.
• 32. Michael Peter Ternes Jr. and wife Gresenzia, daughter of Dionisius Dressler and Juliana, the widow of the late Johannes Marthe.
• 33. Joseph Mathias Wagner and wife Scholastika, daughter of Peter Fenrich and his old mother, Dorothea Wagner.
• 34. Thimoteus Fenrich and wife Semfrosa, daughter of the late Adam Ternes.
• 35. Joseph Krams Jr. and wife Philomena, daughter of Jakob Neumann.
• 36. Albinius Fenrich and wife Emrentiana, daughter of the late Bartholomaeus Bruschinsky.
• 37. Philipp Materi and wife Minna, daughter of the late Simon Koch.

Now to the Schigorgasse which leads to the Schager Valley. To be continued…

Greetings to the editor and the readers here and there.

Joseph Braun